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I, _______________________________________ [Name of Testator], a resident of ___________________,
Texas, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and
over the age of eighteen (18) years or having been lawfully
married or a member of the armed forces of the United States or a member of an
auxiliary of the armed forces of the United States or a member of the maritime
service of the United States, and not being actuated by any duress, menace,
fraud, mistake, or undue influence, do make, publish, and declare this to be my
last Will, hereby expressly revoking all Wills and Codicils previously made by
me.

I. EXECUTOR: I appoint
____________________________________ as Executor of this my Last Will and
Testament and provide if this Executor is unable or unwilling to serve then I
appoint ____________________________________ as alternate Executor. My Executor shall be authorized
to carry out all provisions of this Will and pay my just debts, obligations and
funeral expenses.

II. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CHILDREN

I have the following children, and all references to "children" in my Last Will and Testament refer to the named following:

III. GUARDIAN: In the event I shall die as the sole parent and guardian of my minor children,
then I appoint ____________________________________ as Guardian of said minor children. If this named
Guardian is unable or unwilling to serve, then I appoint
____________________________________ as alternate Guardian.

IV. SIMULTANEOUS DEATH OF BENEFICIARY: If any beneficiary of this Will, including
any beneficiary of any trust established by this Will shall die within 60 days
of my death or prior to the distribution of my estate, I hereby declare that I
shall be deemed to have survived such person.

V. BEQUESTS:

I will, give, and bequeath unto the persons named below, if he or she
survives me, the Property described below:

If a named beneficiary to this Will predeceases me,
the bequest to such person shall lapse, and the property shall pass under the
other provisions of this Will. If I do not possess or own any
property listed above on the date of my death, the bequest of that property
shall lapse.

VI. ALL REMAINING PROPERTY; RESIDUARY CLAUSE: I give,
devise, and bequeath all of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, of
whatever kind and character, and wherever located, to
_______________________________________, provided that
_______________________________________ survives me. If
_______________________________________ does not survive me, then I give, devise, and bequeath
all of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, of whatever kind and
character, and wherever located, to _______________________________________ as
alternate.

VII. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF THE EXECUTOR: My Executor
shall have the following additional powers with respect to my estate, to be
exercised from time to time at my Executor's discretion without further license
or order of any court.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

VIII. WAIVER OF BOND, INVENTORY, ACCOUNTING,
REPORTING AND APPROVAL: My Executor and alternate Executor shall
serve without any bond, and I hereby waive the necessity of preparing or filing
any inventory, accounting, appraisal, reporting, approvals or final appraisement
of my estate. I direct that no expert appraisal be made of my estate unless required by law.

IX. OPTIONAL PROVISIONS: I have placed
my initials next to the provisions below that I adopt as part of this Will. Any
unmarked provision is not adopted by me and is not a part of this Will.

________

If any beneficiary to this Will is indebted to me at the time of
my death, and the beneficiary evidences this debt by a valid Promissory Note
payable to me, then such person's portion of my estate shall be diminished by
the amount of such debt.

________

Any and all debts of my estate shall first be paid from my
residuary estate. Any debts on any real property bequeathed in this Will
shall be assumed by the person to receive such real property and not paid by
my Executor.

________

I direct that my remains be cremated and that the ashes be
disposed of according to the wishes of my Executor.

________

I direct that my remains be cremated and that the ashes be
disposed of in the following manner:
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

________

I desire to be buried in the _____________________________
cemetery in __________________ County, Texas.

X. CONSTRUCTION: The term "testator" as used in this Will
is deemed to include me as Testator or Testatrix. The pronouns used in this Will shall include, where appropriate, either gender or both, singular and plural.

XI. SEVERABILITY AND SURVIVAL: If any part of this Will is
declared invalid, illegal, or inoperative for any reason, it is my intent that
the remaining parts shall be effective and fully operative, and that any Court
so interpreting this Will and any provision in it construe in favor of survival.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, _______________________________________ [Name of Testator], hereby set my hand
to this last Will, on each page of which I have placed my initials, on this ________ day
of ____________________, 20______ at
_____________________________________________________________, State of Texas.

_______________________________________ [Signature]
_______________________________________ [Printed or typed name of Testator]
_______________________________________ [Address of Testator, Line 1]
_______________________________________ [Address of Testator, Line 2]

WITNESSES

The foregoing instrument, consisting of ________ pages, including
this page, was signed in our presence by
_______________________________________ [name of Testator] and declared by _________________ [him or her] to be _________________ [his or
her] last Will. We, at the request and in the presence of _________________ [him
or her] and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names below as
witnesses. We declare that we are of sound mind and of the proper age to
witness a will, that to the best of our knowledge the testator is of the age of
majority, or is otherwise legally competent to make a will, and appears of
sound mind and under no undue influence or constraint. Under penalty of
perjury, we declare these statements are true and correct on this ________ day
of ____________________, 20______ at
_____________________________________________________________, State of Texas.

- - - - Optional Self-Proving Affidavit Form - - - -(Note: The grey box below is not a part
of the Affidavit and is included for informational purposes only. You
should not include it as part of the Affidavit.)

About this Self-Proving Affidavit Form: Although a Self-Proving Affidavit is not a requirement in the State of Texas, it is an
excellent
idea to sign one when executing a Will. It can greatly reduce the difficulty
associated with probating the Will when the time comes. The testator, along with
two witnesses, must sign the Affidavit together in the presence of a notary
public. The Affidavit is then attached to the Will. Its basic purpose is to affirm
that the Will is that of the testator and that the will was signed and witnessed
in accordance with all applicable state requirements.

To make a self-proving Will, a testator should follow this procedure: (1) The
testator should sign the Will in the presence of the witnesses and have the
witnesses sign as well; (2) A notary public should be present at the time the
Will is signed by the testator, together with all the witnesses; (3) The
testator should provide the blank Self-Proving Affidavit form below to the
notary public, or the testator should consult with the notary public to
determine if a different Self-Proving Affidavit form is recommended; (4) The
testator and witnesses should complete the Self-Proving Affidavit form in the
presence of the notary public. The notary public will require the testator and
witnesses to swear to the Self-Proving Affidavit's truth and may require that
photo identification is presented; (5) Once completed, the Self-Proving
Affidavit should be stapled to the Will.

SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVIT

THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF ________________

Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared
______________________________________________________________,
______________________________________________________________, and
______________________________________________________________, known to me to
be the testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are subscribed to
the annexed or foregoing instrument in their respective capacities, and, all of
said persons being by me duly sworn, the said
______________________________________________________________, testator,
declared to me and to the said witnesses in my presence that said instrument is
his last will and testament, and that he had willingly made and executed it as
his free act and deed; and the said witnesses, each on his oath stated to me, in
the presence and hearing of the said testator, that the said testator had
declared to them that said instrument is his last will and testament, and that
he executed same as such and wanted each of them to sign it as a witness; and
upon their oaths each witness stated further that they did sign the same as
witnesses in the presence of the said testator and at his request; that he was
at that time eighteen years of age or over (or being under such age, was or had
been lawfully married, or was then a member of the armed forces of the United
States or of an auxiliary thereof or of the Maritime Service) and was of sound
mind; and that each of said witnesses was then at least fourteen years of age.

_______________________________________ [Signature of Testator]
_______________________________________ [Printed or typed name of Testator]
_______________________________________ [Address of Testator, Line 1]
_______________________________________ [Address of Testator, Line 2]

Subscribed and sworn to before me by the said
______________________________________________________________, testator, and by
the said ______________________________________________________________and
______________________________________________________________, witnesses, this
____________ day of _______________________, 20_____.

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